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Brian Pasch, I agree with your points and especially the nature and competitiveness of the dealer website business. In fact, one of the top account executives that i worked with at Tier10 Marketing recently left the company to take a role as VP of Marketing for a fairly large (19 stores) dealer group in New England. He was asking me my recommendations for selecting a single website supplier for the entire group. My response was to identify two very different strategies; one was based on leveraging the OEM mandated website suppliers, such as Cobalt, Dealer.com and Clickmotive. The other strategy is to find the company that will create the type of differentiation from the OEM mandated programs that has the POTENTIAL of providing a competitive advantage. For that strategy, I recommended he get proposals and presentations from String Automotive, Wildfire and DealerOn.
I especially agree with your statement that you cannot judge the competency of a dealer website company based on the quality or reputation of the dealer or group who uses it... To this day I am amazed at what I discover when looking at the website suppliers used by some very successful dealer groups. However, with that said, when an IT Director is involved in the website supplier selection process, and I know that person has a strong technical analysis background, I will always pay attention to that person's analysis of what each supplier offers to dealers. Such is the case with Rick Case Automotive where Naz comes from a formal educational background and years of experience in website design and development while working at Southeast Toyota Distributors (SET).
Having many suppliers in such an important category is essentially beneficial to car dealers, when compared to the alternative of no choice. Talk to any dealer about DMS and we soon see that a relative lack of very many choices, long contracts and the difficulty of switching from one to the next has created a hugely expensive proposition for the industry. Like I said, providing dealers with multiple competent website providers is definitely preferable for such an important component than letting the car companies solely control that supplier decision.
I don't imagine too many people remember this, but there are blog posts and images that show my own selection of website providers when I last worked in a dealership. At any moment in time I had websites used for various marketing, advertising and customer segmentation purposes from:
The reason I used these various suppliers was because they were each very good at certain things and so I negotiated the rates that made sense to me and purchased from the dealer website supplier that did that thing the best... An example would be Reynolds Web Solutions (now NakedLime) for our Spanish language websites... I believed them to be the best and we wanted to have a very focused approach to the Latino market, which was over half our business at the time. Each supplier was selected based on the project, their specific capabilities and our ability to reach a cost level that allowed the ROI to be unencumbered.
I think Brian knows that I am an avid user of each year's Automotive Website Awards (AWA) book which catalogs the majority of dealer website providers in the business. brian, as you know, my first advice to Chris Cento when he joined String Automotive as Chief Marketing Officer was to ensure that String is evaluated and included in your AWA book.
Thank you for the mention and of course you are well qualified to recommend website companies based on your years of experience in this field. Chip, thank you for standing up for your team!
In all fairness, any single personal recommendation pales in comparison to the due diligence that the Automotive Website Awards (AWA) conduct each year on every website company. PCG invests hundreds of hours each year to pick the best website platforms for dealers.
Who has the best website platform? There is no single answer, and my advice is only given after a series of questions to dealer.
It is worthy to note that last year String Automotive won the 27+ rooftop Herb Chambers website account away from ADP/BZ. This was a big win that String and they touted it as a big win for their company. Herb Chambers is a lighthouse account that many industry watchers monitor.
However, String Automotive only held the prestigious account for a year. Why? I have no answer.
Herb Chambers has now moved off String Automotive to Dealer.com. Selling website technology is not for the faint of heart. If you are in the industry, you know what I mean.
I bring this up only because the automotive website industry is a fickle business. It is often difficult to judge the "best" companies based on who is using the website technology.
Dealers can change their mind on a whim; often after a 20 Group meeting! That often confuses the discussion on what is the best website platform for a dealer. The irony is that often the dealer controls more of the success than the website provider!
Think about how DealerSkins was so hot when Adobe Flash technology was the vogue design style only to be bashed by Google and Apple later. In one instant the Flash websites were King and soon afterwards they were the sacrificial lamb.
PCG has evaluated website providers independently for the last 4 years and each year the top 10 vendors do change. I love the passion that String Automotive has for Google Analytics and providing dealers with insights to dealership website traffic.
With that said, it is important to be careful how industry influencers, like Ralph and PCG, promote any company that are also advertisers or directly compensating a business.
I know Ralph that you always have the best intentions in mind for dealers, and it is an interesting time that we live in. Transparency requires all industry thought leaders to measure all that we say.
Bryan Mull - Great point! I should have included links in the article. Time to go find them!
Chip Dorman, You may have a valid point there... I am going to go to New Jersey and meet with Brian Pasch in person and beg forgiveness.
That shall not take the name of Brian Pasch in vain! Brian Pasch IS the only person qualified to form an opinion about dealer website suppliers!
The rest of us are mere mortals.
It would be great to see live examples of auto dealer websites produced by String. With so many providers producing terrible websites (Cobalt, Dominion, etc), it would be a breath of fresh air to see a company produce clean, non-busy (non-shouting) website design that actually look appealing and give the shopper what they want.
Ralph, when motivations are clear and transparency exists, questioning is not necessary. That is, after all, what truth in advertising is all about.
It sounds like this company has come a long way. When I worked with Alan briefly a few years ago (when it was captive lead) he didn't seem to think SEO was even an important part of a car dealer's strategy. Clearly a lot has changed.
In an economy like this, I am glad to hear about any small business succeeding wether or not they are a competitor.
I have been with String since 2009 and I am thrilled to see their new GA Partnership. All things will be onward and upward in the future. When we reviewed the providers back in 2008 while trying to replace another local Boston based company( Dataone Software) for inventory and sites, String's technology and platform beat out some heavy hitters. I was so impressed that I single handedly fought to get them to be our provider. It took some back and forth with our think-tank but in the end we began our relationship with String. The results have been better than we could have hoped. They are on the leading edge, accessible, listened to ideas we had, implemented them, at this point, I would be lying if I didn't say that I felt like at times I was a part of their team. Colonial looks at our relationship with String as a partnership more than a Business to Business relationship. Truthfully I can't say that about too many vendors that we have dealt with over the 10 years I have been with Colonial.
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100 Days until Election Day: A To-Do List
Date: July 27, 2012
Contact: Leslie Palma
STATEN ISLAND, NY — For people who believe in the sanctity of all human life, Nov. 6, Election Day, will be the most important day of the year.
"With just 100 days to go, we all need to make sure we're doing everything we can to encourage friends, family members, co-workers – everyone we know — to make plans to get out and vote," said Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life.
Here's a checklist of things everyone can do to ensure a high voter turnout.
*Organize a voter registration drive at your church on Sept. 9,. Voter Registration Sunday (www.priestsforlife.org/vote).
*Encourage youth who will turn 18 by Election Day to register.
*Begin making plans for transporting senior citizens and those without transportation to the polls.
*Remind those who will be away on Election Day to obtain absentee ballots.
*Look into early voting rules in your state (www.priestsforlife.org/states).
*Print out the Priests for Life Voter Guides and distribute them (www.priestsforlife.org/candidates).
*Become familiar with candidates running at every different level of government, and find out specifically where they stand on abortion, euthanasia and embryonic stem-cell research.
For concrete help and resources for these and many other election-related activities, visit www.politicalresponsibility.com.
"One of the most important things we do as Americans is to elect public servants who know the difference between serving the public and killing the public," Fr. Pavone said.
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.

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Hieromartyr Kirion II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
The holy Hieromartyr Kirion II (known in the world as George Sadzaglishvili) was born in 1855 in the village of Nikozi in the Gori district. His father was a priest.
He enrolled at the parochial school in Ananuri, then at the theological school in Gori, and finally at Tbilisi Seminary.
In 1880 he graduated from the Kiev Theological Academy and was appointed assistant dean of the Odessa Theological Seminary. From 1883 to 1886 Saint Kirion was active in the educational life of Gori, Telavi, Kutaisi, and Tbilisi. In 1886 he was appointed supervisor of the Georgian monasteries and dean of the schools of the Society for the Renewal of Christianity in the Caucasus. He directed the parochial schools, established libraries and rare book collections within them, and published articles on the history of the Georgian Church, folklore and literature under the pseudonyms Iverieli, Sadzagelov, and Liakhveli (the Liakhvi River flows through his native region of Shida [Inner] Kartli, the central part of eastern Georgia).
In 1886 God's chosen, George, was tonsured a monk with the name Kirion, and he was enthroned as abbot of Kvabtakhevi Monastery. Kirion continued his scholarly pursuits and intensified his spiritual labors. He collected folklore and ethnographic materials and studied artifacts from ancient Georgian churches. He generously donated the reliquaries and rare manuscripts he found to the antiquities collections at the Church Museum of Tbilisi and the Society for the Propagation of Literacy among the Georgians.
In 1898 Kirion published a description of the historical monuments of Liakhvi Gorge. His publication is an important resource for scholars and historians, since most of the monuments he describes were toppled by Georgia's ideological and national enemies in subsequent years. (Kirion would later join the Moscow Archaeological Society.)
In August of 1898 Archimandrite Kirion was consecrated bishop of Alaverdi.
Saint Kirion began at once to rebuild Alaverdi Church, and he offered his own resources for this momentous task. At the same time, he began to study the ancient artifacts of Kakheti and Hereti in eastern Georgia. Among the manuscripts he turned over to the Church Museum of Tbilisi was a Holy Gospel from the year 1098, unknown to scholars until that time.
Bishop Kirion was a tireless researcher, with a broad range of scholarly interests. To his pen belong more than forty monographs on various themes relating to the history of the Georgian Church and Christian culture in Georgia. He compiled a short terminological dictionary of the ancient Georgian language and, with the linguist Grigol Qipshidze, a History of Georgian Philology.
Kirion fought the appropriation of Georgian churches by the Armenian Monophysites. He sent a detailed memorandum to the Russian exarch in Georgia demanding that the confiscated Orthodox churches be returned.
In 1901 Kirion was installed as bishop of Gori. By that time it had become clear to the Georgian exarchate that the educated and progressive clergymen were endorsing the holy hierarch Kirion and contesting the abolition of the autocephaly of the Georgian Church. But the government found a way out of this "dangerous situation" by frequently reassigning Saint Kirion to serve in different parts of the Russian Empire: in 1903 he was reassigned to Cherson, in 1904 to Orel, and in 1906 to Sokhumi. In Sokhumi Saint Kirion exerted every effort to restore and revive the historical Georgian churches and monasteries, though he would soon be reassigned to the Kovno diocese.
In 1905, at the demand of Georgia's intelligentsia (under the leadership of Saint Ilia the Righteous), the regime formed an extraordinary commission to formally consider the question of the autocephaly of the Georgian Church. Saint Kirion delivered two lectures to the commission: one on the reasons behind Georgia's struggle for the restoration of an autocephalous Church, and the other on the role of nationality in the life of the Church. The commission rejected the Georgian claims to autocephaly and subjected the leaders of the movement to harsh repression.
In 1907 Saint Ilia the Righteous was killed, and the government forbade Saint Kirion to travel to Georgia to pay his last respects. Saint Kirion managed only to send a letter of condolence to Saint Ilia's loved ones. In the months that followed, the regime tightened down even more severely on Saint Kirion. In 1908 he was accused of conspiring in the murder of Exarch Nikon, deprived of the rank of bishop, and arrested. This treacherous deed roused the indignation not only of the Georgian people but of the faithful of Russia as well. Even the democratic forces in Europe founded a society for the protection of the rights of Bishop Kirion and gathered signatures to demand his release from prison. The bishop himself humbly carried the cross of his persecution and consoled his sympathizers with the words of the great Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli: "'Not a single rose is plucked from this world without thorns.' We must bear our suffering with love, since suffering is the fruit of love and in suffering we will find our strength!"
By the year 1915 the regime had ceased to persecute Saint Kirion. They restored him to the bishopric and elevated him as archbishop of Polotsk and Vitebsk in western Russia. He was not, however, permitted to return to his motherland.
In March of 1917 the Georgian Apostolic Orthodox Church declared its autocephaly restored. At the incessant demands of the Georgian people, Saint Kirion finally returned to his motherland. One hundred and twenty cavalrymen met him in Aragvi Gorge (along the Georgian Military Highway) and reverently escorted him to the capital. In Tbilisi Saint Kirion was met with great honor.
In September of 1917 the Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church enthroned Bishop Kirion as Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia. During the enthronement ceremony at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Saint Kirion addressed the faithful: "My beloved motherland, the nation protected by the Most Holy Theotokos, purified in the furnace by tribulations and suffering, washed in its own tears: I return to you, having been separated from you, having sought after you, having grieved over you, having sought for you and now having returned not as a prodigal son, but as your confidant and the conscience of your Church.
"I know that in your minds you are all inquiring, 'What has he brought back with him? With what ointment will he heal his wounds? How will he comfort himself in his sadness?' Consider my words: He came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many (Matt. 20:28). I, likewise, have come not as a hired servant, but as a faithful and obedient son!"
Soon after he was enthroned, Saint Kirion sent an appeal to all the Orthodox patriarchs of the world in which he described in detail the history of the Georgian Church and requested an official recognition of her autocephaly.
On May 26, 1918, Georgia declared its independence. The next day Catholicos-Patriarch Kirion II presided during a service of thanksgiving. The chief shepherd and his flock rejoiced at the restoration of the autocephaly of the Georgian Church and the independence of the Georgian state, though from the beginning they perceived the imminence of the Bolshevik danger. The socialist revolution, now showing its true face, posed an enormous threat to the young republic and her Church.
On June 27, 1918, Catholicos-Patriarch Kirion II was found murdered in the patriarchal residence at Martqopi Monastery. The investigation was a mere formality and the guilty were never found.
Rumors were even spread that Saint Kirion had shot himself. When the Holy Synod of the Georgian Apostolic Orthodox Church convened on October 17, 2002, it canonized Holy Hieromartyr Kirion and numbered him among the saints.


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Pennsylvania taxpayers spending millions on braces
Spending doubled in 4 years
Any parent can tell you braces are expensive, costing $3,000 to $5,000. But many parents whose kids are on Medicaid do not have to pay a dime for braces. The cost is picked up by taxpayers. And WTAE Channel 4 Action News found taxpayer spending on braces doubled in Pennsylvania in just four years.
The money comes from Medicaid, the program that insures the poor. Some orthodontists in Western Pennsylvania are raking in millions from Medicaid.
Leanna Sleith, of Monongahela, has had braces for two years. Her sister also had braces and her brother is about to get them. But her mother, Sherri Story, is not worried about the cost: "Zero. They've covered everything."
Medicaid covers her, but it does not cover Mary Beth Myers, of Bethel Park. And like most people, her private insurance won't pay for braces. "Three kids, three sets of braces, that's a pretty scary bill," Myers said.
But millions of taxpayer dollars are paying for kids on Medicaid to have braces. Records obtained by Channel 4 Action News show Medicaid spending for orthodontics in Pennsylvania skyrocketed from $15.6 million in 2008 to $29 million in 2011. The number of children on Medicaid getting orthodontic treatment went from 19,981 to 33,337.
The amount paid has actually doubled. Why such a huge increase? "Well, the main increase may have been seen in the HealthChoices area," said Dr. Paul Westerberg, a dentist at the Department of Public Welfare who's in charge of the Medicaid dental program.
He's talking about the Medicaid health maintenance organizations, which operate independently of state government even though they get taxpayer money. "We're not in a position to tell them how to spend their money," Westerberg said.
Van Osdol: "But it's your money, right?"
Westerberg: "No, it's not my money. It is the taxpayer's money. But how they choose to spend it on their particular membership to meet their needs is -- they are at arm's length with us in their contracts."
The state gives the HMOs a set amount of money for Medicaid. Then the HMOs decide how much to spend on orthodontics and how much on other procedures. All that money spent on braces could be going to other medical needs. Or, it could be returned to the taxpayers.
Privately, some orthodontists grumble that Medicaid pays them less than private patients. Still, records reveal there are orthodontists in Western Pennsylvania who have made millions off of Medicaid.
One who practices locally was paid $6.4 million by Medicaid over four years. Another got more than $5 million. None of the orthodontists who were contacted by Channel 4 Action News responded to requests for an interview.
Medicaid rules say orthodontic treatments must be medically necessary -- not cosmetic. But one teen told us he had no medical issues.
"I wanted my teeth to be straight. I just hated my teeth being crooked," said Tyshon Culverson of East Liberty. We also asked his mother if Culverson had any medical need for braces. She said he did not.
Medicaid's top dentist says the line that separates medically necessary from cosmetic is not always clear.
Van Osdol: "Does it concern you that parents might be getting treatment that's not medically necessary under the rules?"
Westerberg: "Certainly we do not condone abuse of the system."
But a state government watchdog said WTAE's findings show that the system needs a shakeup. "These are the types of things that have turned welfare from a safety net into a hammock and it's not serving the taxpayers or the poor very well," said Matthew Brouillette, of the Commonwealth Foundation.
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The winner of the third contest is with his hanging light design 'Cresco'. When creating his design Pekka conducted research into nature systems, instead of just nature shapes. Cresco means 'multiply' in Latin and the design is a mixture of nature mathematics and self invented shapes. The light is officially added to the FOC Collection.
The 2010-Q3 jury consisted of Janne Kyttanen, Saskia Bakker (owner of Edha) and Jeroen Jobse (partner of Now Is Here). Saskia and Jeroen are in daily contact with many lighting clients. They found that the classical look&feel, with an Arabic touch, matches a rising demand amongst their clients. The jury was also unanimous about the design having a strong unique identity as well as being coherent with the FOC Collection. The Cresco light is now for sale for €547 (incl. 19% VAT) and can be purchased from FOC distributors and retailers or in the FOC online store
An honorable mention goes to Studio Mango with 'Dorothy'. The basis for this design was the less friendly face of nature: "The natural phenomena which can destroy us are visually no less beautiful than a blooming flower or a humming bird"


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In-app purchases – the ability to pay for additional features or virtual goods within a program – are convenient for users and lucrative for developers. But until Apple made a change to the way in-app purchases work, it was a nightmare for some parents.
In the earlier version of the feature in iOS, in-app purchases could be made without having to enter the Apple ID password. This resulted in parents downloading what they thought was a free app for their children to use, only to find that their kids had racked up big bills through purchases.
Apple fixed the problem by requiring that users enter an Apple ID password to complete a purchase, but a lawsuit was filed in 2011. On Monday, a settlement was announced that will bring affected users a $5 iTunes credit. But if you can show that your child spent more than that, you may be entitled to more in cash.
Under the terms of the settlement, Apple will offer a $5 iTunes credit to those who claim that a minor bought in-game items without their knowledge or permission. If the amount in question is more than $5, Apple will offer a credit for that amount. If the amount in question is over $30, an Apple user can claim a cash refund.
Some users saw charges of a lot more than $30. GigaOM's Kevin Tofel wrote in 2010 about how his step-daughter rang up $375 in in-app purchases in a game called Tap Fish.
The settlement still requires requires a judge's approval, and a period in which Apple accepts claims. Don't expect payments to be sent out until near the end of this year or early next.
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Scott Linehan is out as the Rams head coach. He's a smarter football guy than his woeful record would suggest and if anyone in St. Louis thinks their problems are behind them because they've fired their coach they are wrong.
The front office in St. Louis has been a mess, especially over the past year. (With some of the "front office" actually in Los Angeles.)
My favorite line from this article, though, has to do with the description of the Rams training camp this year. "Other changes were made, with training camp moved to a remote location in Mequon, Wis., and Linehan attempting to inject more energy into a his low-key personality."
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slouchy pink sweater - thrifted
Jessica Simpson stretch jeans - c/o Jessica Simpson last year
Nexi flats - c/o Blowfish Shoes
sweater - LOFT
glasses - Ray-Ban
This is what we look like after driving straight through from New York to Florida. Of course, I slept almost the entire way (can't help it). I can't stay awake in a car for longer than an hour, unless I'm driving - and I can't drive a manual. Miku slept a lot of the way, too. She can't even drive an automatic, so she's even worse than I am.
Bobby is already on his way back but I'm in Florida a couple more days. And you better believe I'm going to sleep through that two and a half hour flight, too.


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Hey everyone!!! How has your summer been? Mine: CRAZY!!! Did you know I was going to the Dominican Republic? I didn't until a week before I went! I didn't even have a passport! God worked a miracle and got me a passport in 4 business days! It was such an amazing trip. It was the first crusade that our church has ever completely financed and worked, over 9,600 people gave their lives to Christ and there were 175 documented miracles!!! Such a life changing trip AND i got to spend it with some of my amazing friends.
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I was listening to the radio on the way home from work, flipping between talk radio (long enough to turn red in the face), the teeny bopper channel (in hopes of hearing Lady Gagas' Poker Face), and my Dragonforce CD, when something came across the airwaves that made me stop in stunned disbelief.
I like to think that I'm fairly aware of the dirty underside of life. It's been a long time since something actually shocked me or surprised me, in terms of the lengths someone will go in the media, either in language or suggestability.
I grew up in Miami, my dad was a foul mouthed cop, I spent many years in the Marines, and I love listening to Lewis Black. The use of the f-bomb in polite conversation does not startle me. In fact, the use of that word, and indeed many MANY others in polite conversation comes MORE natural to me than breathing.
Ask my friends in vent. If I get comfortable and relax my self-filter, my language gets, to use a dated phrase, 'salty'.
I make no apologies. I earned the use of that language in a fairly hard school, and while I don't intend to shock and I don't think the use of such language is at all witty or edgy… well, I make no apologies if my upbringing was soaked with such language, and your ears are tender to such things.
That being said, ever since Alex was born, I have made a concerted, harder than heck effort to eradicate the saltiness from my conversation, so that he at least has a choice as to how his vocabulary grows.
Since this is a family friendly (hey, I've got a family, and I'm friendly… if you want to bring your family to visit, I'd like to feel that I'm friendly to them, too) blog, I try very hard to not go past a PG rating in terms of language and content.
Yes, some days the token f-bomb will float it's way past my internal censor. I don't think I'm being witty or clever by dropping one, I just forget myself.
My point in all this babbling BS is that, while I do not go around venting in expletives deleted here or in casual conversation anymore, I feel that I am WELL past the point of being shocked at hearing anything in the media.
Oh, was I wrong.
I started this post by talking about the radio.
A song came on that I had not heard before. A female singer. I like female singers. Sue me.
As I listen to what she's singing… I find myself asking myself, "She can't possibly be saying that on the radio, right? I'm just not hearing that right. She didn't just say… she keeps repeating that… Who wrote that song, and who the heck would SING that? That makes it past the FCC these days? Holy crap!"
I have, over the course of many years, heard lyrics use many, many euphemisms to talk about sex and describe body parts without actually violating the letter of the law.
"Muffin" is one of the ones that can make me laugh out loud.
Speaking of letters of the law, the letters are what this one uses to get away with it.
The name of the song, it turns out, is exactly what I thought it was, and at the same time, totally not what I thought it was.
"If you seek Amy".
Looks innocent, right?
Oh yeah, sure.
Try sounding it out phonetically. Much like OU812 of years past (many, many years), what it looks like in text and what it means when you sound it out… or sing it… are quite different.
Congratulations. I got stunned and flabbergasted over something I heard on the flipping radio. Damn, I not only feel old, this proves I AM old.
Now here's the worst bit… in order to make sure I complete the post… this singer's music will be on my blog. There is something BEYOND wrong with that.
"All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if u seek amy".
Please, somebody just shoot me.


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Bloody Mammals - Demo EP
Bloody Mammals are a punk rock/post hardcore band from London. Here we have a 4 track demo EP that was released just last month. Fresh
Making your music folder better, one song at a time.
_Pretty much everyday I seem to find some amazing exclusive tracks that
some awesome artists are giving away for free as a special one off
promotion. Today, it occured to me that instead of just downloading
them, maybe reposting them on facebook if they're special enough/someone I know and
then moving on, I should start a little music blog on here. Even if it
doesn't last forever, it's still a free song for you each day that it
does! I'd say the character of this blog is mostly electropop and singer/songwriter but I've got plans for mathcore, post-rock and glitch-hop. A lot of these tracks have a download limit of 100 so get in there on the quick. I'd also point out that a lot of the songs will need renaming once you've downloaded them so I'd do them one at a time.
July 2013


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Japan's nuclear beef problem is getting worse. Bloomberg reports over 1,200 cesium-tainted cows have been detected—double the initial estimate. And their meat's already been eaten around Japan. The solution? Buy it and incinerate it.
The Japanese government's declared all beef surpassing the "allowable limit" of cesium contamination will be purchased and destroyed. So that's good!
But it's not enough. Cesium's isotopes—the Fukushima-spread 137 in particular—are very, very nasty. They stay in your system, and take a long time to degrade. This can mean cancer. Given the government's spotty (and irresponsible) record of making their "safe limits" somewhat arbitrary in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, we'd hope they'd err heavily on the side of caution when it comes to destroying this toxic meat. Tracking down the tainted cows (and the cesium-laced hay they chomped on) won't be easy, but it could mean sparing the meat-eating Japanese population exposure to some very, very nasty stuff. [via Kyodo News]
You can keep up with Sam Biddle, the author of this post, on Twitter or Facebook.


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ENTER: https://www.siriusxm.com/RingoPeaceandLove [Restricted to SiriusXM subscribers in the US since May 29, 2017 and are at least 18 years of age at time of entry] Read more Tour Dates for Paul's 'One On One' Tour news 1 1 Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 21-time Grammy Award winner and recipient of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Sir Paul McCartney is bringing his acclaimed long-running 'One On One' Tour through North and South America, New Zealand and Australia. For all the latest news and ticket information on Paul's tour: https://www.paulmccartney.com/live Read more All You Need Is Love. 25th June 1967. news 0 0 50 years ago #OTD, The Beatles performed live to the biggest TV audience the world had ever seen - with a message of LOVE. Read more Giles Martin Facebook Live from Abbey Road news 0 6 Matt Everitt spoke to Giles about the creation of the Anniversary Editions of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band... Read more It's Here - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Anniversary Edition Is Out Now news 0 2 Available in stores & on streaming services everywhere. "A Splendid Time Is Guaranteed For All." Order Here Read more The First Official Beatles Radio Channel Starts Now. news 0 3 9.09am EST www.siriusxm.com/thebeatles The Beatles Channel - exclusively on #SiriusXM Watch the trailer here. Read more The Beatles Channel – Coming May 18 – Exclusively on SiriusXM news 0 2 We are proud to announce the first ever Beatles-backed radio channel, featuring exclusive programming, spanning the songs, stories, influences and legacy of the band. Launching May 18 at 9:09 am ET exclusively on SiriusXM channel 18, The Beatles Channel will showcase all-things-Beatles with regular and special programming spanning the history-making careers of the band and its members. Paul McCartney said, "I still remember the thrill of when we first heard our music on the radio, but I don't think any of us would have imagined that we'd have our very own Beatles radio channel more than 50 years later. The SiriusXM channel will have it all, 8 Days a Week." Ringo Starr added, "Great news, The Beatles will have their own channel on SiriusXM. Now you can listen to The Beatles, Any Time at All. Peace & Love." Read more The BBC To Celebrate The 50th Anniversary of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. news 0 3 The BBC is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with programmes across radio and television that include Sgt. Pepper's Musical Revolution - a new documentary which will present Sgt. Pepper as you have never heard it before - literally. The film features Howard Goodall getting to grips with the album's musical nuts and bolts as well as extracts from material never before accessible outside of Abbey Road: studio chat between the band; out-takes; isolated instrumental and vocal tracks as well as passages from alternative takes of these world-famous songs. Read more Paul McCartney Sgt. Pepper Exclusive: "It Was A Risk!" news 1 3 PAUL McCARTNEY HELPS MOJO celebrate 50 years of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with an exclusive interview in the magazine that hits UK shops on Tuesday, April 25. He recalls the circumstances surrounding the group's most groundbreaking album and gives his verdict on the new stereo mix designed to add legs to one of popular music's key benchmarks. "We were always being told, 'You're gonna lose all your fans with this one.'" McCartney tells MOJO. "And we'd say, 'Well, we'll lose some but we'll gain some.' We've gotta advance." Read more The Beatles Celebrate Anniversary of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with Special Edition Release news 0 5 'Sgt. Pepper' Presented with New Mixes in Stereo and 5.1 Surround Audio; Expanded with Previously Unreleased Session Recordings, Video Features & Special Packaging Previously Unreleased 1992 Documentary Film, 'The Making of Sgt. Pepper,' Restored for Anniversary Edition's Super Deluxe Boxed Set Read more The Beatles news 0 8 Liverpool Presents Sgt Pepper At 50 news 0 1 It was a golden summer – and now it's a golden anniversary. The Summer of Love of 1967 was a time to break free, to celebrate creativity, to revel in a counter-culture, to – as Timothy Leary famously suggested – 'turn on, tune in, drop out'. To mark this special anniversary, Liverpool has commissioned 13 never-before-seen events, influenced by each track on the album. Internationally-renowned artists are working in partnership with the city's homegrown creative talent to bring to life this series of incredible reimagined pieces of work. May 25 to June 16, as the city pays tribute to its own four musical pioneers and the piece of 'art' they produced in the only way it knows how – by pushing artistic boundaries and celebrating creativity in all its forms. We hope you will enjoy the show. #SgtPepper50. https://www.sgtpepperat50.com/ Read more Alan Aldridge news 0 0 Alan Aldridge sadly passed away on the 17th February. Alan was a very early member of the Apple family, and he enriched Apple with his creativity and visual style - his influence will always be part of the Beatles legacy. His revolutionary work continued throughout his illustrious career. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. Read more Grammy Award for Best Music Film at Music's Biggest Night news 0 3 Academy Award®-winner Ron Howard's acclaimed documentary feature film The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years won the GRAMMY Award for Best Music Film at last night's awards. Up for the award alongside Beyoncé's Lemonade, Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble's The Music of Strangers, Steve Aoki's I'll Sleep When I'm Dead and American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry, The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years earned the Best Music Film honour among stiff competition at Music's Biggest Night. Said Nigel Sinclair, Brian Grazer and Scott Pascucci, "We are so thrilled to win this award; this project was quite the adventure and we were so blessed to have Ron's leadership guiding us through it all. We join with Ron in thanking The Recording Academy for this honor which will mean so much to the huge number of people that worked on the film. 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Find out more at georgeharrison.com Read more 5,000 confetti drops. 5,000 bows. 5,000 shows! news 0 0 Congratulations to Cirque and the cast on an amazing achievement! Read more 'The Beatles: Live At The Hollywood Bowl' Album - OUT NOW news 0 2 The Beatles' Companion Album to New Ron Howard-Directed Feature Documentary Presents Remixed and Mastered Recordings from Three Hollywood Bowl Concerts. Order The Beatles: Live At The Hollywood Bowl: The Beatles: Live At The Hollywood Bowl: CD The Beatles: Live At The Hollywood Bowl: Vinyl LP TheBeatles Official US Store: CD and 180g Vinyl LP The Beatles: Live At The Hollywood Bowl: DIGITAL Read more Support UNICEF's Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts The George Harrison Fund will match your Donation Until Midnight 13/10/16 news 0 0 In response to the urgent and growing crisis in Haiti, the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF will match all donations to UNICEF's relief efforts for children impacted by Hurricane Matthew. All donations will be matched $1-for-$1 until Thursday at 11:59pm PT. Please help the children of Haiti and Latin America devastated by Hurricane Matthew. Donate now and your gift will go TWICE as far. DONATE NOW Read more It's a hit: The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years is NUMBER ONE at the Box Office in the UK and France! news 1 2 Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & Ron Howard photographed at a promotional day at Abbey Road Studios on Wednesday 14th September on the eve of the cinematic release of the new Ron Howard documentary "The Beatles:Eight Days A Week". The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years is NUMBER ONE at the Box Office in the UK and France, and continues to play in theatres worldwide. The BluRay + DVD are out in stores from November 18th. Find out all about the new movie at http://thebeatleseightdaysaweek.com Read more AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, BLU-RAY, DVD & 2 DISC SPECIAL EDITION - OUT NOW news 0 0 Available now, the acclaimed film is out on Digital Download, Blu-Ray and DVD, plus 2 Disc Special Edition on both formats. Order The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring YearsDVDBlu-rayDeluxe Collector's Edition (2-DVD)Deluxe Collector's Edition (2-Blu-ray) Read more The Beatles LOVE news 0 37 For more information about the creation of this incredible show, and how to get tickets visit love.thebeatles.com. New acts, costumes, choreography, technology and music bring a more vibrant and engaging experience to one of the most celebrated shows in the world. The three-time Grammy Award winning LOVE is a Rock 'n' Roll poem, inspired by the poetry of the lyrics and brought to life by a cast of world-class aerialists, acrobats and dancers. Music Director Giles Martin, son of the legendary Beatles producer, Sir George Martin, has heightened LOVE's listening experience with a completely remixed soundtrack, noting "The show is the closest anyone can get to being in the studio with the band." Read more #RevolverTurns50 news 0 1 "I was sitting at the piano when I thought of it. The first few bars just came to me, and I got this name in my head... "Daisy Hawkins picks up the rice in the church". I don't know why. I couldn't think of much more so I put it away for a day." Paul McCartney The Eleanor Rigby video is available exclusively on @AppleMusic and iTunes this week. Apple MusiciTunes The film is a sequence originally used in the movie Yellow Submarine. Released in July 1968, its surreal, ground-breaking, visuals were the work of art director Heinz Edelmann. "Revolver" was the seventh album from The Beatles. The first recordings released from these sessions was the single "Paperback Writer" and "Rain" and those tracks gave an indication of what was to come. Read more Now Available For Pre-Order: 'The Beatles: Live At The Hollywood Bowl' Album - To Be Released Worldwide on September 9th. news 0 3 The Beatles' Companion Album to New Ron Howard-Directed Feature Documentary Presents Remixed and Mastered Recordings from Three Hollywood Bowl Concerts. Preorder The Beatles: Live At The Hollywood Bowl:TheBeatles.com: CD and 180g Vinyl LP Amazon: CD | Amazon: 180g Vinyl LP Read more Watch The Evocative New Music Video for "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (LOVE Version) news 1 0 Tender New Video For "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Highlights New Creative Elements from The Beatles™ LOVE™ by Cirque du Soleil®, Celebrating 10th Anniversary at The Mirage Las Vegas. Today's video launch is accompanied by the landmark news that The Beatles Have Achieved One Billion Streams Within Six Months of Global Streaming Launch. Read more THE BEATLES LOVE by CIRQUE DU SOLEIL begins creative evolution leading to 10th anniversary celebration news 0 0 The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil has evolved - get ready for the 10th anniversary celebrations! A truly innovative and unique production, LOVE has evolved for its 10th anniversary to present a more dynamic and immersive musical experience, captivating music and theatre fans worldwide. New acts, costumes, choreography, audio visual technology and remixed music has made the show brighter, bolder and bigger than ever! There are limited tickets are available for LOVE's special 10th anniversary celebration performance on Thursday, July 14 at 8pm If you can't make the anniversary evening you can find tickets for all our shows HERE. Read more WATCH THE TRAILER FOR 'THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK - THE TOURING YEARS' news 1 8 Ron Howard's authorized and highly anticipated documentary feature film about The Beatles' phenomenal early career The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years is set for a global theatrical release date for September 16th. The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years is based on the first part of The Beatles' career (1962-1966) – the period in which they toured and captured the world's acclaim. Following an all-star world premiere in London on September 15th the film will be shown theatrically around the world and will stream exclusively in the US on HULU. VISIT THEBEATLESEIGHTDAYSAWEEK.COM TO WATCH THE TRAILER AND FIND OUT MORE. Read more THE BEATLES' AWARD-WINNING 'LOVE' ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING WORLDWIDE news 0 1 On June 17 at 12:01am local time, The Beatles' award-winning LOVE album is available for streaming worldwide. FIND YOUR LOCAL STREAMING SERVICE The Beatles LOVE is the audio companion to the acclaimed stage production, The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil. To create the show's lush soundscape, producers Sir George Martin and Giles Martin worked at Abbey Road Studios with the entire archive of Beatles master recordings. This unique approach to assembling the music for a live show was rapturously received by critics and Beatles fans and resulted in the groundbreaking album garnering two GRAMMY Awards®. A truly innovative and unique production, The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil has evolved for its 10th anniversary to present a more dynamic musical experience. New acts, costumes, choreography, audio visual technology and remixed music have made the experience of the LOVE show more immersive and exciting than ever. Since LOVE's debut, more than 4,500 performances have been staged for a cumulative audience approaching eight million people. 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Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Fight at Kindergarten Graduation School of Mayhem A must see!!!!" Tonight's commentator: Rob "Cookie the Cameraman" Ziegler from Tilley Street Chronicles.
Here's what Rob, whose child just happened to be graduating that night, had to say about it:
New London, Ct. is a small town. You know the people, they know me. Oh, ok, Rob, the chief guy at Tilley Street Chronicles.
That started with me being super nosy. One time, there was a lady chasing a guy down the street with a hammer because he cheated. Weird stuff happening all the time. I got tired of explaining it to people and having them say you should have filmed it. One Father's Day, I got a camera and it started from there.
That video was from Monday (June 11). It was my son's graduation but I was working [at Guitar Center]. My wife, "Big Mama," filmed it and brought it home to me. She was disgusted, worried that they could've trampled over my son.
To her, if he got hurt, she could say, 'This is what you guys were doing.'
Half the people wanted me to put it up on YouTube. Half didn't. I didn't think about not putting it up. That type of behavior should have never happened, not in that setting. Maybe if he talked rough in girl's ear, and then handled it elsewhere but, it's like, what you're doing is embarrassing.
According to the newspaper, it was a family fight about the diploma. Mother against grandmother or something like that. The woman in orange who looks like she's praying the whole time, that's the grandmother. I don't know what the big guy is doing. A son or brother or something.
Normally, and I hate to say it this way, but normally the videos are of people you don't typically care about. The druggies. The prostitutes. It's tough, because it's people you know. It's totally embarrassing for them.
If I hadn't have posted it, one of the news channels would have. I haven't responded to the people telling me to take it down. But, I have a constitutional right to observe, and to do journalism. I'll stand my ground.
And now the rest of your Tuesday Night Fights:
• Russian guy with one flip-flop missing vs. two Thais armed with sticks in front of a 7-Eleven. Who ya got? (SoV, instantly)
• Here's your semi-regular Philadelphia fight footage. This week, a guy identifies himself as a Black Panther and proceed to hold court on Nicaragua and faggots. (SoV, intermittent throughout) Bonus coverage: "North Philly fight, outside of charlie b's." Bonus coverage II: "Fight In The Crowd DMX Show at The TLA in Philly." Bonus coverage III: "Fight AFTER DMX concert in Philly @neveroffcenter." Bonus coverage IV: "North Philly Fight | Mother vs Mother*." And, bonus coverage V: "Wild girl fight in philly."
• Preschool graduation is a stressful time. Clearly. And we can thank Cookie the Cameraman for letting us know. He's not alone, though. At Weemes Elementary School in Los Angeles, it's also a violent one. (SoV, 0:09)
• "He's Jiggling Baby, Go 'Head Baby" Intermission Report:
• This is the time a Malaysian fender bender devolves into a game of whoop the dude in the pink shirt up with a stick until he fights back with a shoe. (SoV, 0:23)
• Bicycle messenger vs. cabbie in Montreal. Who ya got? Hint: There are no winners here. (SoV, 0:01)
• This rickshaw operator (driver?) ain't no one ta fuck wit, either. (SoV, 0:08)
• Human-vs.-Windshield alert. (SoV, instantly)
• Your weekly "BRUTAL" Ukrainian group-melee intermezzo:
• Machete! (SoV, instantly)
• As YouTuber "FC0BCA7E7A" put it, "What did the hand say to the face? SLAP! Some friends and I were outside a bar after closing, and this dude whips out a knife and SLAPS this other biker! Haha! Some hardass biker who slaps? Pfff...typical Michigan biker pussies." (SoV, 0:04) Bonus Coverage: "Stupid bikers try to start fight."
• "Bitch in the blue was giving the bitch in the red the bizness." (SoV, 0:09)
• Your "Jab & Jab Lead Combinations" One To Grow On:
• On the plus side, neither Baby Stacie nor Joesha turned to weaponry. On the minus side, just about everything else. (SoV, 0:06)
• "Golpe de Street Fighter nocauteia menino" or, "watch a kid get kicked in the face." (SoV, 0:11)
• Others: "shorty VS shorty." "Fight-Double Knockout Leads To Sucker Punch & All Out Mass Brawl." "AATA Women's Brawl." "Russian bear vs Polish four-eyes. LOL (EURO-2012)." "Easter Sucker Punch - Hochelaga Style." "Trenton Fight !" "Who mad pass? No be one woman born craze pekin." "Loony vs. Angel." "School Locker Room Fight." (In a school hallway.) "Briga Itararé -Rua sao pedro." "Dude Gets Knocked Out Cold In Street Boxing Fight."
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The latest Toad is now in production, 11.5, get it from http://toadfororacle.com.
If you have an old license key, 9.6 or older, it may complain at installation time, just ignore. It will be fine at run time.
Enhanced TAB browsing experience, nicer and more visible colors for your connection (production=red…), read-only connections.
Currently it still requires a 32bit clients, even when running on a 64bit Operating System.


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Barry Clinics
The Barry University Foot and Ankle Institute was established in 1986 as part of the clinical training component of the doctoral program in podiatric medicine.
Barry University has three dedicated, hospital-based, foot and ankle clinics in the greater Miami area. These are located at Mercy Hospital, Jackson North Medical Center, and Mount Sinai Hospital. During the rigorous four-year podiatric medical school curriculum, students spend a portion of their third year rotating through these clinics.
The Barry University clinics provide state-of -the-art care and treatment for disorders of the foot and ankle. The clinics provide a center of excellence for teaching both students and residents of podiatric medicine. Our new Director of Clinical Education has implemented the latest technology to track and assess student performance in the clinical setting. High quality, ethical, personal care, utilizing evidence-based medicine is the standard for all clinics, regardless of a patient's ability to pay. Each patient is personally attended to by board-certified university faculty members, medical students, and hospital residents.
In addition to the three Barry University clinics, podiatric medical students spend the remainder of their third year rotating through clinics with a diverse array of medical disciplines. These include general surgery, emergency room, wound care, internal medicine, orthotics, and radiology. The students interact with physicians and practitioners in a variety of clinical environments, and learn the essential critical thinking and decision-making skills that will ultimately make them a podiatric physician of high quality. Importantly, students learn the vital role that podiatric physicians play in the maintenance of good health.
Barry Clinic Locations
Jackson North Medical Center
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Suite 202
North Miami Beach, FL 33169
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After Houston's 2-0 defeat to the Portland Timbers, the writers from MLSsoccer.com dropped the Dynamo from the top spot to No. 4 in this week's power rankings. This is what they had to say about the current state of the Dynamo:
It's a bit of a precipitous tumble for a team that was at the top, but it's honestly been kind of a Jekyll and Hyde season from Houston thus far. They've looked pure quality at times, but have been weirdly fragile defensively in big moments. That burned them twice in Portland. But now they go to Fort BBVA with a chance to set an MLS record... good bet that the MLS Cup-caliber Dynamo show up this weekend.
Houston will return home this weekend to play the Chicago Fire, who picked up their first win of the season last weekend against the New York Red Bulls. MLSsoccer.com writers moved the Fire up one spot to No.18 and had this to say about Frank Klopas' squad:
Time to buy Maicon Santos for your Fantasy teams, folks. He has one month per season in which he's absolutely unstoppable, and if last weekend is any indication, April is it. With Arne Friedrich coming back soon as well, the Fire have a chance to make March's agony a distant memory.
Elsewhere around the internet, Sport Illustrated's Avi Creditor ranked Houston No. 5. Meanwhile, Bleacher Report's Joe Tansey and ESPN.com's Jeff Carlisle had the Dynamo ranked No.6.
Houston will look to extend their current home unbeaten streak to a MLS record 35 games in all competitions (regular season, playoffs and CCL), this Sunday against the Chicago Fire at 4 p.m. (BUY TICKETS)


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I have a color-outside-the-lines personality. Maybe that's why I really enjoy being a decorating myth-buster.
Here's a misconception I want to shatter: Big cabinets don't work in small spaces. Wrong! Big cabinets work in every size of room, from a cavernous gallery down to a tiny little nook.
And they elevate the look of every room lucky enough to have one. Big cabinets more than carry their weight when it comes to decorating payoffs. They give a room instant depth and visual interest.
Depending on your goals, big cabinets can serve as an exciting backdrop to a furniture grouping or star as a room's focal point.
They provide a perfect place to store or display just about anything you want, from a big-screen TV to favorite accents to pretty storage baskets.
Here are some spots where you might want to place a big, beefy cabinet to elevate the look of your decor -- if you haven't done so already:
Dining room
Forget that tiny curio cabinet in the corner of your dining room. Trade up for a large cabinet that can hold all your dishes and serving pieces, and make a huge style statement while doing so.
While I love traditional china hutches in dining rooms, one of my favorite options is to instead use a large bookcase, then fill it full of dishes and other lovelies.
If your big, beefy cabinet doesn't reach the ceiling, take advantage of that empty space and fill it with a montage of framed artwork.
Many of us have studies that are cozy and warm. Accenting a study with a wall of beautiful bookcases will knock this room out of the ballpark.
A friend converted an upstairs bedroom into a work hideaway. It's a small room, but a bank of bookcases actually makes it look larger, debunking that myth that bookcases don't work in small rooms.
At first blush, you would never guess this many bookcases could squish into this space. But here's the amazing thing about big cabinets:
They may be tall and wide enough to cover the entire wall, but they are usually thin, just 14 to 18 inches deep, so they don't hog precious floor space.
Lots of folks have TVs in their studies or dens. Large cabinets with multiple shelves and openings provide a perfect home for today's big flat-screens.
Put the TV in one, then fill the others with a variety of accents, like books and pottery.
That way, the TV feels more like one of several decorative elements in the cabinet, not the sole focal point.
Living room
When you're picking out a large cabinet to add to the living room, the sky is the limit.
You could showcase an antique armoire with mirrored doors. Cover an entire wall with bookcases. Use a tall secretary to break a larger room into two conversation areas.
Put matching cases on either side of your fireplace mantel. Or stick a taller, thinner cabinet in a smaller space between doorways.
Large cabinets will help anchor the room and provide bonus storage.
Many newer homes feature huge closets with lots of built-in storage for clothes, so people aren't putting dressers in their bedrooms as often.
Unfortunately, these rooms are now missing the visual weight that dressers provided. A great solution is to feature a large cabinet in the bedroom. Try a bookcase, then fill it with photos of your family.
Or a hutch, using the bottom portion to hold out-of-season clothing or extra bed linens and the top to hold books and decorative accents.
If the bathroom is large enough, consider finishing it off with a large cabinet. I just helped a customer design her large master bath.
The space was big and open and needed something to ground it and provide some bulk. So we placed a large cabinet against an open wall, filling it with folded up towels and glass containers.
She has declared her bathroom one of her favorite spots in her home.
A trend I'm loving in kitchen design is to add large, free-standing cabinets to the floor plan.
While your built-in cabinets will hold the lion's share of everyday kitchen items, it's really fun to bring in a contrasting cabinet to use for more eye-catching kitchen items, like pretty soup tureens, platters and pitchers.
The column has been adapted from Mary Carol Garrity's blog at www.nellhills.com. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I'll have to skip out on my usual digest post this week sadly. It's exam week and as a result, lower time spent. Don't expect anything else until Tuesday evening.
This is the kind of stuff that can easily turn a 3 hour run into a 6 hour run. Kudos to the folks at Fallen Heroes for allowing us to borrow their instance (Lurker down). In this really short post for today, I'm going to let you in on some of the stupidest mistakes that top tier raiding guilds can make. You look at these errors and mistakes and it seems so plainly obvious. But when you're actually in there in the heat of the moment, things can go from bad to oh crap at any given moment. We popped into SSC due to the lack of manpower for Hyjal ops.
Wipe 1: Shadow Priest stood on the wrong side of the "line of scrimmage". He didn't wait the requisite 3+ seconds for our tank to secure Hydross. Sure enough, Hydross crossed and we pulled 8 elementals. Positioning is oh so very important! Make sure you stand on the side that Hydross is on. At least if you pull, you won't make 4 new friends!
Wipe 2: Simple miscommunication here did us in. We were at the 27% mark and our bear tank was going to mosey Tidewalker up from his spot and tuck him into the side between the pillar and the wall. Problem? Healer's didn't hear the tank. Yeah the onus was probably on our end to move up with him. By the time we realized what happened, he had already parked himself out of line of sight and took several shots to the face. He did call out that he was moving him in vent. Unfortunately, no one heard him. So if you're in charge of calling out a particularly relevant and important piece of information, make sure you speak up. If you call it out and don't so much as get an acknowledgment, yell it louder until you do.
Wipe 3: My fault but my hands were absolutely tied. I think the worse time to get a disconnect in WoW is DURING a pull. What makes this worse is that I'm the only healer on the Hunter tank. You can kind of imagine how that worked out. I noticed too late that we were standing around much to long and vent was far too quiet. This was right after a ready check, as well. It just goes to show that players can fail under the most ordinary and routine of situations.
Wipe 4: Oddly enough, we didn't even wipe to Leo personally. We wiped to his 3 cronies in front that kept him in place. True it had been about 6 – 8 weeks since we last foray'd into SSC. We also had 3 players that we're trying to key up to increase utility. Like a bunch of sheep, several of the players stacked up in one area attempting to DPS down Leo's mobs. What they forgot were the AOE mind blasts that those mobs cast. Every once in a while, players need to be reminded that they are not supermen. Just because you've picked up flashy T6 level gear does not mean you can stop doing the simple lessons that kept you alive in the first place. In this case, it was to take down 1 at a time.
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Wipe 5: We breezed through most of phase 1 and half of phase 2 with no real difficulties. As luck would have it, we hit a crimp in our plans when our Strider kiting Warlock bit the bullet and went down. Our Shadow Priest took a multishot to the face. I also think we lost a mage there at some point. It all took place within a space of 10 seconds. The boss took a note of that and called a wipe immediately so that everyone could run to the stairs. What he erred out on was that our Shadow Priest got the call for a battle res and our warlock chewed down a soul stone to get back up. What was a deficit of 3 players was now of 1 player. We might have had an outside chance for that. I think what happened here was that our Raid Leader made a judgment call far too early without ascertaining what kind of resources were free to get the dead players back in action.
Wipe 6: This one takes the cake for the most stupidest wipe of the night. We forgot to change it from group loot to FFA loot. The first core was only lootable by our MT who is busy trying to stave off the Naga's coming up those stairs. By the time he got to it, it had already despawned. Repeat that another 2 times and you can see that we were way behind the game on that one and would have been eventually overwhelmed. There are encounters where FFA looting is a requirement. Make sure you check to see if the encounter you are doing is one of them!


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Director Kathryn Bigelow's drama about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, Zero Dark Thirty, has had an utterly fascinating history and promises some heated discussion in the months leading up to its release. The Oscar-winning director was already working on the project with her The Hurt Locker scribe Mark Boal when bin Laden was killed on May 2nd, 2011 by the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team Six. The two then began reworking the script to reflect these real-life events, and while the film's production was kept under a veil of secrecy, we recently got our first look at the pic's teaser trailer. The December release comes under quite a bit of controversy, as U.S. Representative Peter King and the republican group Judicial Watch have questioned whether President Obama's administration shared confidential details about the mission with Bigelow's production.
Bigelow and Boal have now finally spoken up about the project, addressing the political controversy, the reworking of the script, and just what exactly Zero Dark Thirty entails. Hit the jump to see what they had to say.
When President Obama delivered the news on May 2nd that we had finally killed the man responsible for the most devastating terrorist attack on American soil in history, Boal and Bigelow had already completed a script about an early attempt to hunt down bin Laden. That script followed a 2001 siege in the mountains of Tora Bora, where intelligence officials believed bin Laden was hiding before he escaped and essentially became a ghost.
During a lengthy discussion with EW, Bigelow talked about how the real-life events affected their project:
"The minute we heard the news that Osama bin Laden had been killed, what we had been working on became history. As interesting a story as that would have been to tell, the news re-directed our entire efforts. It changed the movie idea forever."
Boal admitted that he "tossed out" his script for the first film once we got bin Laden, but said that his research had not gone to waste. Many of the contacts he had made carried over, and "the years [he] spent talking to military and intelligence operators involved in counterterrorism" were helpful to this new version of the project as well.
Before winning the Academy Award for The Hurt Locker screenplay, Boal began his career as a journalist. He was embedded with troops and bomb squads in 2004 during the Iraq war, and used those experiences to inform the script for his first collaboration with Bigelow. With the added political controversy surrounding Zero Dark Thirty, it's not exactly shocking that he and Bigelow are taking a "no comment" stance on some of the more specific questions, with Boal adding, "I'm going to protect my sources."
Asked about the film's politics, Boal adamantly states that there are none:
"There's no political agenda in the film. Full stop. Period. A lot of people are going to be surprised when they see the film. For example, the president is not depicted in the movie. He's just not in the movie."
Though much will still surely be made about the controversy and politics surrounding the film, at the end of the day it is just that: a movie. Boal's stated goal with the pic was to find the human element to this decade-long manhunt:
"I was looking for the human component, and I was also looking for the untold story. You spend enough time looking at these stories and what's out there is true but partial, incomplete. I was interested in the human element and I was interested in the element that had yet to be portrayed."
Up until this point, we've actually known very little about the film's characters and story. EW's article reveals that Joel and Nash Edgerton are playing members of SEAL Team Six, Kyle Chandler is the CIA's top official in Pakistan and Mark Strong plays another CIA analyst, with Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Edgar Ramirez, Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Ehle, and Mark Duplass portraying other intelligence agents. Boal describes the cast of characters thusly:
"It's an ensemble of covert-ops teams — ground branch [field agents], case officers, spies, analysts, and operators."
Bigelow cautions that Zero Dark Thirty can't be pigeon-holed into one genre, adding that the film aspires to be more than simply entertainment:
"I guess you could call it many things. It's a thriller, it's a drama, it's a mystery, it's historical, it's one of the great stories of our time. It traces the anatomy of the decade long hunt for the world's most wanted man… This is an amazing story about the triumph of will, dedication, and duty. [It's] about the real life heroes in the intelligence community who worked behind the scenes day and night on what was perhaps the toughest assignment of their lives. As such, it's a story that needs to be told respectfully."
You can read much, much more over at EW, which I highly suggest you do. The road to Zero Dark Thirty's release is not a straightforward story, and we'll definitely be hearing a lot of heated discussion over the film's history, intentions, and merits over the next few months. I, for one, am incredibly eager to see such an important American event portrayed onscreen with dignity and precision, and I'm hopeful that Bigelow and Boal's iteration of the story does just that. Zero Dark Thirty opens on December 19th.


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Europe in Space - Sverige i Rymden exhibition
7-20 December 2006
ESA, together with the Swedish National Space Board and the City of Stockholm, is show-casing European space activities in a public exhibition at the Kulturhuset in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden.
The exhibition, from 7 to 20 December, will invite visitors on a journey into space.
Here you will discover European launchers and contributions to the International Space Station including the Columbus laboratory and the Automated Transfer Vehicle that will ferry supplies to the Station. You will see stunning data from ESA's recent missions to Mars, Titan, Venus and the Moon and learn about Europe's ambitious plans for future exploration of the Solar System, with a special feature on ExoMars, the first ESA rover to visit Mars, scheduled for launch in 2013.
With the many challenges facing world leaders in the 21st Century you will find out how space and space systems can play an important role in improving our everyday life.
The Europe in Space - Sverige i Rymden exhibition is just part of a space festival being hosted by the City of Stockholm in December in celebration of the Celsius Mission with ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang. This Swedish national will fly to the International Space Station on a 12-day mission, during which he will carry out scientific experiments and assembly tasks.
During two spacewalks he and other crew members will install a large part of the Station's truss and connect the power from two large solar arrays, providing the ISS with a permanent supply of electricity, critical for future assembly and operations.
Presentations by space experts will be held every day at 11.30 – 12.00 and again from 17.30 – 18.00, including the following speakers from ESA:
Saturday 9 December, 12.30 -13.00:
Life in the Universe, Fact or Fiction?
Malcom Fridlund and Göran Pilbratt, ESA Directorate of Science Programmes
Saturday 9 December, 17.30 -18.00:
Life in the Universe, Fact or Fiction?
Malcom Fridlund and Göran Pilbratt, ESA Directorate of Science Programmes
Monday 11 December, 17.30 -18.00:
The Human Body and how it Adjusts to a Weightless Environment – Can it be a Problem?
Patrik Sundblad, ESA Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Exploration
Tuesday 12 December, 12.30 -13.00:
The International Space Station and what will follow
Scott Hovland, ESA Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Exploration
Friday 15 December, 12.30 -13.00:
The Automated Transfer Vehicle. How the important stuff gets to the International Space Station.
Charlotte Beskow, ESA Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Exploration
Saturday 16 December, 12.30 -13.00:
The Secrets of Venus
Håkan Svedhem, ESA Directorate of Science Programme
Monday 18 December, 17.30 -18.00:
What you can see with a Satellite
Einar Arne Herland, ESA Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes
Tuesday 19 December, 12.30-13.00:
A Journey around the Sun
Herman Opgenoort, ESA Directorate of Science Programme
A full programme and information on all other events and exhibits is available at:
Europe in Space – Sverige i Rymden exhibition
Kulturhuset Cultural Centre
Sergels torg 3
103 27 Stockholm
Tel: +46-8-508 31508
The exhibition will be open to the general public from:
7–20 December
From 11.00 – 19.00 daily
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Over the course of the past 4 years I have had the opportunity to work with or share market strategies with executives at social networking companies such as LinkedIn, Spoke Software, Visible Path, and BranchIT. Of particular interest to me was the ability to develop and leverage what I referred to as "Relationship Capital Management"; the opportunity to develop, foster, and share relationships within an organization (or ecosystem) for the purposes of optimizing knowledge management and revenue generation. (I posted some columns on this trend a couple of years ago on "Relationships as Assets" and Relationship Capital Management and CRM).
Viewing the challenges and opportunities in the sustainability market, it seems that social networking (both process and underlying technology) could play a large role in accelerating both awareness of key issues as well as potentially accelerate adoption.
Why? Here are some of the big challenges in the sustainability / cleantech arenas:
- Talent shortage (engineers, executives, scientists) of trained staff worldwide, with increased demand forecasted
- Limited training and higher education programs available today, especially in light of talent demand
- Wide range of sustainability technology and processes mean no single person / entity can be an expert in everything
- Very few sustainability processes have been codified at this point; case in point: the number of sustainability reporting schemes
The early stage of this field means that formal, centralized business models may not be the best organizational structure to follow (whether within an organization, or within a vendor company providing sustainability solutions). The development of virtual groups, social networks and other more flexible organizations may be better aligned to develop and implement fledging solutions. This is particularly important when one considers the range of expertise required to develop and implement a sustainable solution, a process, or even a company: business case development, financial modeling, conceptual and detailed design, construction, manufacturing / supply of materials, operations, etc.
So how are sustainability professionals interacting, sharing knowledge, and organizing for solution development and deployment? Here are some best guesses:
- Discipline - related: civil / environmental engineering (ACEC, ASCE, AWWA), Sustainable MBAs, etc
- Business process - related: supply chain management, process optimization, procurement, product management
- Industry groups: LEED, AIA, AGC, buildSMART, and other buildings initiatives for architects and engineering design professionals
- Regional groups: such as those in NY, Boston, India, and Silicon Valley; where there is an abundance of educated professionals with significant interest and expertise in relevant business processes
- On - line networks, such as groups set up in Plaxo, Ning, LinkedIn, Virid.us, Facebook, and Yahoo.
In the short term (next year or so) we will probably have multiple small networks that will grow organically along with their aligned sustainability / cleantech sectors (i.e. green buildings, green IT, etc). Over time I think there will be significant opportunities for start ups (one or more of the current social networking sites?) to build fee - based networks and integrate knowledge management, training programs, and perhaps certification programs to ensure high quality and continuous improvement / innovation of delivery.
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Tobacco Everywhere
For making cigars, tobacco is grown all around the world, from Poland to South Africa, from Argentina to Canada and, westbound, from Philippines to Mexico. But cigar tobaccos are mainly grown in the intertropical areas.
Tobacco Origin
Tobacco is known as a plant originally from America. Some species were identified in South Pacific. There are many species and varieties. Not all of them are used in smoking products. Many are grown as ornamental plants as they are frequently blooming, showing colors from white to dark red and purple.
Here are some of the countries in which tobacco is grown, to produce your cigars.
Argentina grows dark air-cured tobacco in the provinces of Misiones and Corrientes, and flue cured tobacco in the area of Salta. Misiones has also a production of Burley type. These tobaccos are mainly for cigarettes but Corrientes is appreciated for short filler cigars because of its smooth taste. Argentina used to be a big producer and exporter but changes in the economic and income tax policies have seriously damaged the production, making the tobacco too expensive to be competitive on the international market. Consequently, production volumes have decreased.
Brazil is one of the largest world's tobacco producers. The East Central State of Bahia is an important cigar tobacco growing area, about 100 miles west of the state capital, Salvador da Bahia, an active port on the Atlantic Coast. The Northern State of Alagoas hosts a production around the city of Arapiraca where maduro cigar wrappers are grown. The Southern states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina produce tobacco for cigarettes and pipe.
Cameroon cigar wrappers are grown in the East part of the country. The growing area spreads over the eastern border, into the Central African Republic. Wrappers are air grown, without fertilizers and pesticides, by small farmers. The average plantation size is about one acre. The seed is originally from Sumatra, introduced in the country just after WWII. Grown first for French Monopoly needs, the tobacco was offered on the international market when production was too large for this single use. Well appreciated by European manufacturers and large American cigars companies, Cameroon wrapper production dropped down during the late 1980s, due to poor management. Today, quantities are small and quality could be better.
Dark air cured tobaccos are produced in Mexico, mainly in Vera Cruz and Tampico provinces, on the East Coast along the Golf. There is also some production in Yucatan. Previously a state-owned operation, it is now handled by private individuals and cooperatives. Mexican tobacco is very dark and the best leaves can be used as maduro wrappers. In San Andres de Tuxtla (Vera Cruz), there is a very interesting production of Sumatra seed wrappers.
In Philippines, tobacco growing is concentrated in the Northern part of the main island of Luzon. Traditionally, dark tobacco for cigars was grown and Philippines' cigars were very famous, under the powerful Compania General de Tabaccos de Filipinas. They probably declined because they were too mild. Today, Philippines still grows dark tobacco and has developed a production of flue-cured tobacco for blond cigarettes.
Zimbabwe is among the top three countries for high quality flue cured tobacco (with the USA and Brazil). The embargo that hit the country, when it was still Rhodesia, did not hurt the production. It made the Rhodesians more inventive and they went on producing. At this time, Zambia and Tanzania, the neighboring countries were selling a lot! When the embargo was lifted in 1980 allowing us to deal directly, we discovered a fascinating organization and equipment, the best in the world. Tobacco was the top activity of the country and getting a job in tobacco was a challenge for many young men. The actual Zimbabwean agrarian policy , which we won't discuss here, will probably strike this country off the list of tobacco producers. Cigar industry will not suffer as flue-cured tobaccos are mainly concerned. Brazil should be the major beneficiary of this situation.
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Ever think about the dangers of smokeless tobacco? If you use smokeless tobacco your first thoughts are probably the chance of contracting lip, tongue, throat and stomach cancer. These are certainly cancers that have been proven to develop from smokeless tobacco use.
Many people are not aware that smokeless tobacco has a more far ranging effect on the human body than those diseases mentioned above. It has been shown that smokeless tobacco can increase greatly the chances of developing bladder cancer. What is frightening is that so many people now using and those who will soon begin to use smokeless tobacco have no idea of the serious effects this substance can bring down upon unsuspecting users.
Carcinogins found in tobacco have been shown to increase the risk of bladder cancer by up to 400% in users vs. those who do not use. Even more frightening this risk factor remains for years even after the user quits tobacco completely. Scary thought, huh?
When it comes right down to it, knowing all of the things that the use of smokeless tobacco certainly does makes the use of it illogical. When we add the fact that there is much sound evidence that smokeless tobacco can affect the body to the degree of producing bladder cancer, it just makes good sense:
1) If you don't chew, dip or smoke - don't.
2) If you do use tobacco in any form - seriously consider finding a good cessation program and quit.
If you want detailed information of the dangers of smokeless tobacco please use the following link to read a FREE eBook entitled, "Stop Using Smokeless Tobacco Now!" [http://www.stopsmokeless.com/freebook.php]
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I've written my next review, Curse the Dawn, A Family Affair, Shadowland, Updating Pritkin, and I'm going to review Death's Mistress and In Vino Veritas next!
Reviewed: Emmy & Oliver, A Step Towards Falling, Good Counsel, Cyncerly Yours, Mortal Sins, Stray, The Killing Jar, Sweet Ruin, Did I Mention I Love You?, Passenger, Hunt the Moon, Zombie's Bite and Fury's Kiss, Unspoken, Expelled and Sweet, The Diabolical Miss Hyde, Born of Betrayal, The Lies About Truth, Dreamland, The Boyfriend App and The Pretty App, The Gauntlet, The Queen's Witch, The House at Cobb's End, Touch the Dark, Claimed by Shadow, Embrace the Night, Day of the Dead, On the Prowl, Cry Wolf and Hunting Ground, All In, Moon Crossed, Blood Bound, Iron Kissed, Bone Crossed, Silver Borne, River Marked, Shifting Shadows, Midnight's Daughter, Curse the Dawn, A Family Affair, Shadowland, Updating Pritkin.
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One thing I hate about people who give predictions is that a lot of them are doomsayers! And needless to say lately I'm starting to feel that I'm a doomsayer myself. I know I tried to keep an upbeat mood and despite of the fact that I tried to put in a semblance of balance in my forecast, I can't help how people focused on the negative financial/wealth/money outlook of 2018 lunar year, which is the Year of the Earth Dog!
Nevertheless, I have stated what are the cures that one needs for the coming year so that it will lessen the impact of these negative chi or energies.
However, I have yet again to share some other not so good news. Just before the Spring Festival comes in on Feb. 4, 2018 we will experience a total lunar eclipse on January 31, 2018. Now moon is actually a sign of spring and not the sun. And as I have said in my forecast, this year we won't have spring, because Chinese New Year (CNY) or Lunar New Year is coming in on Feb, 16, 2018. But the blue moon before the (CNY) should have served as a good sign for having the sign of spring. It should have bring some sort of small positive energy, but then the total lunar eclipse is a sign that whatever positive chi we can get from what small amount of "spring" we can get will be further blocked by this total lunar eclipse. An eclipse is yin covering yang energy.
And as if this is not enough, on the eve of Chinese New Year, we will have a partial solar eclipse. Again, this yin covering yang. And as believers of Feng Shui knows this is not a good sign, while the chart is balance with 2 pillars of Yin and 2 pillars of Yang, the two additional Yin events shows that this is going to be a challenging year ahead.
A lot of the effects, because of the missing metal element and the strong presence of the wood element in the year's Bazi Chart / Paht Chee Chart, indicates that it will be towards peace and order, and financial. On a personal level, aside from financial, it would still be about power struggles and relationship.
During the time of the actual eclipse, whether you can see it from where you are or not, you should go indoors and turn all the lights on. Make sure you are also protected with either the Vajrapani Ruel and/or the Kalachakra gold pendant.
If you can't help it but to be outside of the house or office. Make sure you have either the Vajrapani Ruel or the Kalachakra gold pendant with the Special Gold Piyao. The Special Gold Piyao being a highly yang item because of the Piyao, and the gold which is further enhanced with pujas, mantras, and sutras!
To understand this year's forecast, you should read all the other related 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecasts:
- An Important Peek to the 2018 Year of the Earth Dog: A Bleak Financial Forecast and Early Preparation is Key!
- A Special Gold Piyao Empowered By A Crystal to Invite Wealth Luck!
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog – A Year with Bleak Financial Forecast and Poor Moneymaking Capacity: Understanding What Has Been Written and Also What Has to be Done!
- Understanding the Special Gold Piyao: Your Questions Answered!
- Wealth Luck Comes in with the Special Gold Piyao: A Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- Wealth Miracles Due to the Special Gold Piyao!
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecast Base on Bazi Chart, Flying Stars Formula, and 24 – Mountain Stars Formula! – Part 1.
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecast base on Bazi Chart, Flying Stars Formula, and 24 – Mountain Stars Formula! – Part 2.
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecast for the 12 Chinese Animal Zodiac Signs (Chinese Horoscope)
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecast: What Does the Strong Presence of the Wood Element Means?
- What Business Will Do Good and What Will Do Bad this 2018 Year of the Earth Dog!
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I'm interested in adding a touch of realism to combat in D&D 3.5 or Pathfinder. Hit points are a very simple way of measuring injury and stamina, that contributes to the "hit things first, ask questions later" attitude of a lot of players. They believe any injury they sustain can be healed with a night's rest and some attention from their cleric, so combat doesn't feel as potentially deadly as it should.
On the other hand, I don't want to introduce a huge, unwieldy injury system. I want something that takes no more than a couple of seconds, or the roll of one die, and that is as close as possible to the system the players are used to.
What injury systems have people seen, used or invented?


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Our book was published earlier today (Tuesday, August 2, 2011) and now readers worldwide can discover it and purchase a copy if they wish at Amazon's Kindle Store under the title In Defense of Cats! A 17-Verse Poem for Cat Lovers of All Ages. Today, we also published the important British English version since Sir William is an English cat!
Thanks to everyone who read our book, enjoyed it and encouraged us to publish it!
Janette & Rose